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The way I figure it if you are looking for some trading camaraderie and trading friends then join a forum like this one or ask some traders to join you for a brew after the market closes but when that market bell rings at 9:30am... Im a solo act and dont want to hear anything from anyone. I...

Prop firms are in business to make money and what better way to do than than to earn a commission on all of a members trading activity. I suspect different prop firms have different motives i.e not all of them believe in their traders and some are happy to just churn and burn traders because...

Thanks for the input TM-Direct...that makes sense to me and I think its reasonable for the NASD to investigate a traders financial background. My bankruptcy was due to accumulating too much credit card debt over the years, periods of unemployment and then not being able to make the minimum...

Thanks mrmoose. I figured this to be the case but its nice to have it confirmed by a trader who is in the know. :) ...back to studying.

Bump Either everyone who has viewed the thread so far does not know the answer or newbies questions tend to get ignored in this forum. I certainly hope its not the latter. I figure there has to be at least 1 trader who had filed a bankruptcy within 10 years prior to taking the series 7 exam...

Hi guys, I know they ask this question on the U4 disclosure forms but do not really know how the answer is weighed in terms of getting the license. (I did a search here but could not find an answer to the following)... Does anyone know if filing a chapter 7 within the last 10 years...

I have not bought any dinars as of yet but I would not be so quick to exclude doing it unless I was one of those type of investors that likes to stick to conservative deals like T-bills and government bonds. Risk vs reward has and always will be the name of the game. I posted because I am...

I think the reality of life is that everything you encounter has some element of risk and granted we cant really control the random wild card that might come up on occasion but assuming we are willing to accept and take on life's variety of challenges then "calculated risks'" are are in order...

I can understand Don's point of view about the training to a certain extent and it especially makes sense from his side of the business. Spoke with Don today when I inquired about his firm and he seemed like a nice guy even he though he brow beat me a little about the importance of the Las Vegas...

I've always heard that proprietary trading was a good alternative for those who were looking for way around that 25 K. minimum on retail accounts or those simply seeking more leverage. After lurking around for the past few days, I decided to join this invaluable forum as an active participant...